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10 songs that feel like A Single Tear

Matched to A Single Tear by Converge on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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A Single Tear
Converge
intense 83/100 intensity 120 BPM
Facade — Disturbed intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Infant — Deafheaven intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

The Duke — Lamb of God intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Inside the Fire — Disturbed intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Mother — Idles intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Car Crash — Idles intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Papercut — Linkin Park intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Bloody Murderer — Cursive intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Greed — Fugazi intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

A Season in the Sky — Neurosis intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Single Tear is more than you want right now.

Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Violin Concerto in D Minor — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 63/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pain by Jimmy Eat World
Pain — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tango Apasionado by Astor Piazzolla
Tango Apasionado — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stimela by Hugh Masekela
Stimela — Hugh Masekela moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Quicksand by Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand — Martha and the Vandellas moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 132 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100.

Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child — Diana Ross & The Supremes moderate 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “A Single Tear” by Converge?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Facade” by Disturbed, “Infant” by Deafheaven, “The Duke” by Lamb of God — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “A Single Tear” but calmer?

“Warrior” by Steve Earle, “Violin Concerto in D Minor” by Jean Sibelius, “Pain” by Jimmy Eat World keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “A Single Tear”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 95% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity83
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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